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St. Francis Xavier's biennial school auction continued its tradition of fun and fundraising on Saturday, April 5, 2014. A gigantic tent was raised in the parish's east parking lot to host a senior event and mass at 2 p.m. followed by the main event, FrancisPalooza, at 6 p.m. The perimeter of the tent was lined with rockin' photos of students and banners acknowledging the top 15 sponsors. Photo Booth Sponsors: Marcy and Chris Witte and Pam and Bill Devitt. Stage Sponsors: Katy and Tim Doyle, Elizabeth and Chris Cooley, Chris and Mike Morkin, Stacy and Chris McClure, and 16th District Cook County Commissioner Jeffrey Tobolski. Over 575 attendees arrived to FrancisPalooza...

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